Will there be snow at the Winter Olympics - the Whistler Venue?

Settled as Yes

44cm were on the ground at the time of the opening ceremony.

http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=CA&StationID=348&Year=2010&Month=2&Day=16

Background:

Background: With seven years to prepare and a budget of about $2 billion, organizers have nearly everything in place for next month’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Except snow.

A dearth of snow, and dim forecasts showing not a flake in the near future and temperatures too warm to manufacture it with machines, have forced Olympic organizers to go to the much-dreaded contingency plan at Cypress Mountain, where six skiing and snowboarding events are scheduled to be held.

The Games will go on, but not without some massive maneuvering. Snow, some man-made and stockpiled during the season, will be brought in from higher elevations by land (snow-moving equipment and dump trucks) and possibly air (a helicopter), according to the Vancouver Organizing Committee.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/sports/olympics/22snow.html

Will there be (natural) snow measured on the ground at Whistler on the day of the opening ceremony?

http://www.whistler.com/olympics

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. As reported by:
http://www.wunderground.com/ for Whistler, BC (CWAE) on the 12th of Feb.

Forecast history %

Yes

54%

46%

Settled as Yes on Thu 18th Mar 5:50am PST

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Suspend date: Fri 12th Feb 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 18th Mar 5:50am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 12th Feb 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Fri 5th Feb 4:24am PST by

kruijs [Power User]

Suspended Fri 12th Feb 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Sun 14th Feb 10:49pm PST by

pics4d Level 15, Seer (H$361,723)

: this Q should be voided...wunderground does not provide snowfall statistics for whistler...here's the info for the specified place&date... http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/CWAE/2010/2/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

Settled as 'Yes' Thu 18th Mar 5:50am PST by

sqlman [Admin]

: 44cm were on the ground at the time of the opening ceremony.

http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=CA&StationID=348&Year=2010&Month=2&Day=16

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